⚠️ I am not an authority on Nix or NixOS. I am merely an apprentice, an Alice navigating through Wonderland. At least, for now.

Anyway, here are my dotfiles. I hope you like them!

Niklas's Nixflakes

Flake Structure

The modules are grouped to be almost purely functional. As a result, you will often find both the system configuration and the home-manager configuration in the same place. Not all NixOS users follow this paradigm.

This repository has become more opinionated over time and now requires passing down variables from flake.nix to fetch the appropriate host and user specific configurations for a given device.

📊 Diagrams

Disclaimer: This image is from erictossell, and the overall project is heavily inspired by his config, so check it out too!

Structure

• flake.nix: Entry point and system configuration
• hosts/: Host-specific configurations
• modules/: Reusable configuration modules
• users/: User-specific configurations
• scripts/: Utility scripts

Usage

1. Clone the repository to /etc/nixos
2. Choose or create a host configuration
3. Run sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#<hostname>

Profiles

• Minimal: Basic system without DE
• Desktop: Full desktop environment with Hyprland (NVIDIA Drivers)
• Development: Desktop with development tools
• Gaming: Desktop with gaming tools (NVIDIA Drivers)

Adding a New Host

1. Create a new directory under hosts/
2. Add hardware-configuration.nix
3. Configure host-specific settings
4. Add to flake.nix

Maintenance

• Update system: sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#<hostname> or nh os switch
• Clean old generations: sudo nix-collect-garbage -d or nh clean all
• Update flake inputs: nix flake update